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Four Corners Locomotion

For Teachers K - 5th
A simple P.E. activity will get young athletes running, jumping, hopping, skipping, and crabwalking! These locomotor movement exercises are a great way to build up aerobic endurance. Your students will ask you to play this game again and...
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Here's an Instant Activity for November 5, 2007

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students improve their spelling skills by completing activities for homophones, antonyms, and synonyms. Students complete a spelling worksheet for 'ie' and 'ei' words. Students then identify 12 homophones, 12 antonyms, and 12 synonyms.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Some Birthday

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore language arts by reading a story book in class. In this tier two vocabulary lesson, students read the book Some Birthday and discuss the use of specific vocabulary words. Students define selected words and use them while...
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Strategy for Spelling Success Instant Activity

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write to dictated sentences. In this high-use words spelling assessment, 2nd graders respond to three dictated sentences. Following the assessment lesson, students self-check the sentences and respond to a question on...
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Boxcar Children Lesson 13- A New Home for the Boxcar

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this language arts worksheet, students learn 45 new vocabulary words for Chapter 13 of Boxcar Children. The words are arranged according to their phonograms. There are no questions to answer; this is a vocabulary list.
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Lily and Miss Liberty Lesson 4- Crowns for Sale!

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts worksheet, students learn 45 new vocabulary words from Chapter 4 of Lily and Miss Liberty. The words are arranged according to phonograms. There are no questions to answer; this is a vocabulary list.
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What Doesn't Belong?

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this thinking skills worksheet, students study the three words for each question. Students then circle the word or object that does not belong and explain why.
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The World Around Us

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
For this writing questions and number words worksheet, students write questions for the statements and then write the numbers into words. Students complete 16 problems.
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Ocean Syllable Cards

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this syllables worksheet, students study the pictures and listen for the sounds of the ocean words. Students then circle the syllable count in the 6 words.
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Word Blends: Sk or Sc

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this word blends instructional activity, students study the pictures and write the sk or sc blend that goes with each picture. Students find blends for 12 pictures.
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The Life of Harriet Tubman

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
A well-designed lesson teaches about the history of Harriet Tubman, the Underground Railroad, and the issues of civil liberties. Young historians watch a video, access Internet resources, and engage in cooperative activities which should...
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Daily Academic Language Development

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Five minute mini-lessons designed to expose learners to high-frequency academic language.
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Rainbow Spelling: A Kinesthetic Approach to Encoding

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Have your young learners interact with phonemes through this tactile plan! Each learner will have a colored mat where they connect different phonemes to create words. The best part is that they can self-correct easily as they spell! 
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Water Fun

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners examine uses for water. In this water lesson, students discuss how they use water. As a class learners make a PowerPoint by naming one swimming safety rule. Students compare and contrast fishing for fun and fishing for survival.
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Sink or Float

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore floating and sinking and make predictions about whether certain objects are likely to sink or float. They read the story Who Sank the Boat? by Pamela Allen. Pupils loacate rhyming words and discuss the events of...
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The Landfill Loafers Meet the Wise Buys

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners discover recyclable materials and the proper disposal of those items through Internet research. Working in groups of four, they search the Internet for uses of recyclable materials. After research is complete, they participate...
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Don't Say "Said," Say . . .

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this word choice worksheet, students read the various alternatives for the word 'said.' Students then brainstorm alternatives for another over-used word.
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Cardinal Directions

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students draw items on a map in specific places to show their knowledge of cardinal directions. In this simple map skills lesson plan, students draw a cloud, a tree, a house, and a lake to show North, South, East, and West.
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Responsibility

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the concept of responsibility and the rights and responsibilities of citizens in their school and community. They brainstorm about the word responsibility, develop a list of how people make friends, and make a...
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Tree Friends

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students are introduced to tree structure and use. They identify their special tree using all senses except sight. Students identify six different internal parts within a cross section of tree trunk (bark, phloem, xylem, cambium,...
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Intro to 9/11

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students brainstorm facts that they can recall about 9/11 using a word web of the 5w's/ They create a book in pairs of 9/11 making a page for one fact they comprehend and one thing that they wonder about. Students listen to songs about...
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Workers and the Work They Do

For Teachers K - 4th
Students view various work-related magazine pictures, choose picture randomly from stack, pantomime worker shown in picture, and answer yes or no to questions asked by classmates as they try to identify type of worker student is...
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History Close to Home

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Learners examine primary sources as related to Nevada and the Civil War. For this United States history lesson, students gather and analyze various primary sources in small groups and interpret unknown vocabulary words by using context...
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Bullying and Teasing

For Students Pre-K - 5th
In this bullying and teasing worksheet, students read a set of guidelines on how not to bully, then complete a set of discussion questions based on a referenced DVD. Suggestions for writing assignments and activities are also given.